League of Women Voters still fighting for independence

On Independence Day, the president signed into law nearly a 1,000-page bill stripping tens of billions of dollars from health care and food assistance to fund tax cuts for corporations and wealthy Americans. This is after thousands of people voiced their concerns to their elected officials. This is not what democracy looks like.

The law makes massive cuts to vital services including Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly food stamps). It will make it harder for children, parents, pregnant people, seniors, and people with disabilities to enroll in and keep the benefits they need to survive. It is estimated to leave 11.8 million people uninsured by 2034.

A population deprived of its basic needs is less able to hold elected officials accountable and push back against a constitutional crisis.

The nonpartisan League of Women Voters is working to build a movement of people from all levels of society and political backgrounds, who are ready to take nonviolent action from home or in the streets, to protect and restore our democracy.

Please visit lwv.org/uniteandrise to learn how you can get involved.

Our neighbors and our nation cannot wait.

Holly Oppelt

President, League of Women Voters of Iowa

Muscatine